Major Incident Manager Job Trends

Major Incident Manager
UK

The median Major Incident Manager salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 May 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 698 654 871
Rank change year-on-year -44 +217 +59
Permanent jobs requiring a Major Incident Manager 29 1 16
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.032% 0.002% 0.016%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.034% 0.003% 0.017%
Number of salaries quoted 8 1 9
10th Percentile £48,825 - £56,000
25th Percentile £55,688 £47,500 £63,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £50,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -28.57% +33.33%
75th Percentile £68,125 £52,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £71,500 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £56,750 £50,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +13.50% -28.57% +33.33%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 85,613 39,653 91,884
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.33% 89.71% 94.62%
Number of salaries quoted 56,627 23,002 67,400
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £71,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -5.66%

Major Incident Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Major Incident Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Major Incident Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Major Incident Manager
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Major Incident Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Major Incident Manager job vacancies in the UK

Major Incident Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Major Incident Manager over the 6 months to 18 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Major Incident Manager in the UK

Major Incident Manager
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Major Incident Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 18 May 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -38 24 £65,000 +30.00% 3
UK excluding London -26 21 £56,750 +13.50% 12
South East - 10 - -
London - 8 £65,000 - 2
Work from Home +49 5 £65,000 +30.00%
East of England - 3 £75,000 -
Scotland - 3 - -
North of England - 3 £60,000 - 1
Northern Ireland - 2 £49,750 - 11
North East - 2 - -
Yorkshire - 1 £60,000 - 1

Major Incident Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 18 May 2026, Major Incident Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Major Incident Manager in the job title.

1 29 (100.00%) ITIL
2 19 (65.52%) Problem Management
3 17 (58.62%) Incident Management
3 17 (58.62%) Major Incident Management
4 13 (44.83%) Service Management
5 10 (34.48%) Continuous Improvement
5 10 (34.48%) Root Cause Analysis
6 9 (31.03%) Performance Metrics
7 8 (27.59%) Analytics
7 8 (27.59%) Data Analysis
7 8 (27.59%) Problem-Solving
8 7 (24.14%) Business Continuity
8 7 (24.14%) ServiceNow
9 6 (20.69%) Disaster Recovery
10 5 (17.24%) Degree
10 5 (17.24%) Power BI
10 5 (17.24%) Power Platform
10 5 (17.24%) Release Management
11 4 (13.79%) Change Management
11 4 (13.79%) ITSM
11 4 (13.79%) Proactive Management
12 3 (10.34%) Collaborative Working
12 3 (10.34%) Customer Service
12 3 (10.34%) Service Delivery
12 3 (10.34%) Stakeholder Management
13 2 (6.90%) Customer Experience
13 2 (6.90%) Decision-Making
13 2 (6.90%) Employee Productivity
13 2 (6.90%) Remedy
13 2 (6.90%) SC Cleared

Major Incident Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 5 (17.24%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (17.24%) Power BI
General
1 18 (62.07%) Social Skills
2 15 (51.72%) Finance
3 8 (27.59%) Law
4 6 (20.69%) French Language
5 5 (17.24%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (6.90%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.45%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (3.45%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (100.00%) ITIL
2 19 (65.52%) Problem Management
3 17 (58.62%) Incident Management
3 17 (58.62%) Major Incident Management
4 13 (44.83%) Service Management
5 10 (34.48%) Continuous Improvement
5 10 (34.48%) Root Cause Analysis
6 9 (31.03%) Performance Metrics
7 8 (27.59%) Analytics
7 8 (27.59%) Data Analysis
7 8 (27.59%) Problem-Solving
8 7 (24.14%) Business Continuity
9 6 (20.69%) Disaster Recovery
10 5 (17.24%) Release Management
11 4 (13.79%) Change Management
11 4 (13.79%) ITSM
11 4 (13.79%) Proactive Management
12 3 (10.34%) Collaborative Working
12 3 (10.34%) Customer Service
12 3 (10.34%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 5 (17.24%) Degree
2 2 (6.90%) SC Cleared
2 2 (6.90%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 7 (24.14%) ServiceNow
2 2 (6.90%) Remedy